Thursday, January 4, 2018

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NIE Sponsors, Page 2

Lake Forest

Elementary School

Page 3

Mayfield

Elementary School

Page 6

Word Search, Page 4

Students of the Month Pages 6, 7

2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, January 4, 2018 www.clevelandbanner.com

‘Character Counts’ is a project of the Banner’s

Newspaper in Education program

Character Counts

Editor

Bettie Marlowe

Graphics and art:

Patty Hawkins

Photo imaging:

Carrie Pettit

Page Setup:

Tasha Beaty

Donna Kaylor

NIE Coordinator

Herb Lacy

EDITOR’S NOTE: All photos

except AP photos are contributed

by the schools featured in the

Character Education edition each

month.

The Character Education December issue is provided by

the Cleveland Daily Banner and American Profile

www.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday January 4, 2018—3

Lake Forest Middle SchoolPrincipal: Ritchie Stevenson

The FoLowing sTudenTs were recently recognized for showing

outstanding character of Integrity (October): From left, front, are Cody Lowe,

Landon Price, Brayden Owens, Preston Henderson, Jayden Passolt and Zander

Rawlings; and back, Cody Lowe, Landon Price, Brayden Owens, Preston

Henderson, Jayden Passolt and Zander Rawlings.

The FoLLowing sTudenTs were recently recognized at the PTO

at Lake Forest Middle School for exemplifying outstanding Character

(September): From left, front, are Hunter Smith, Addison Clark, Jasper Sealy,

Andrea Perez, Madison Binimow and Baylie Jones; and back, Kylee Hoffman,

Bailey Lockhart, Skyler Powell, Hannah Yarber, Alexander Caywood and Bryce

Tinsley.

These LFMs sTudenTs were recently recognized for showing great

Humilty (November).

These LFMs sTudenTs were recently recognized for showing great

Generosity (December).

4—Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, January 4, 2018 www.clevelandbanner.com

Save those BOX TOP$ couponsGeneral Mills BOX TOP$ coupons are worth

money to our schools. Some are worth up to 50cents. These extra funds will help to provideextras for the classrooms. It is an opportunityto share in the education of our local students.

If you can’t get them to a school, just bring themby the Banner offices and we will deliver them. There

is a box in the lobby — let’s fill it up.

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www.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, January 4, 2018— 5

Mayfield ElementaryMayfield Elementary

SchoolSchool

Principal: Randall Stephens

sTudenTs,

from left, Anna

Pritchard, Emily

Neave Garcia, Jesua

Velasquez and Emma

Ann Morelock are

counting cans for the

seond- and third-

grade classroom.

Mayfield

sTudenTs, from

left, Alyssa Stein,

Brooke Moreya,

Delilah Wright and

Joseph Flores are

counting cans for the

fourth-grade classes.

These fifTh-graders are working hard

sorting and counting cans. From left are Alex Valle

Coreas, Anessa Tylorm, Lilly Miller and Reagan McKinley.

The BeTa CluB,

right, headed up by Mrs.

Strother, worked dili-

gently to count and

gather the food for The

Caring Place. Mayfield

Elementary collected

more than 1,300

canned goods.

a ConTesT was

held for the most food

collected. Ms. Cole’s

class, right, won with

150 cans collected.

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6—Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, January 4, 2018 www.clevelandbanner.com

Students of the Month

Arnold Memorial Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Andrew VanBenschoten, Leland Pritchard and Alondra Febus.

First grade: Gabriel Freeman, Diego Oquendo Mojica and Jireh Medina-Resendiz.

Second grade: Allison Maradiaga and Pedro Clausell.

Third grade: Shalinta Molly, RJ Hayes and Yeraris Allende.

Fourth grade: Paola Febus, Will Madden and Braylen Gibson.

Fifth grade: Jayla Moore, Maddie Hoover and Madelin Zunun.

Blythe-Bower ElementaryKindergarten: Brantley Salyer, Anabelle Narcia-Gay, Haley Sanders and Adrian Elliot.

First grade: Amilya Morrison, Hailey Webb, Kinzer Kazy and Ethan Barnes.

Second grade: Abby Hixon, Chloe Howard and Deacon Wood.

Third grade: Allison Ariola-Barrionuevo, Gabriel Contreras, Jaylen Lively and Shaylie

Vaughn.

Fourth grade: Brody Goins, Marianna Waldroup, Eli Robinson and Camren Parris.

Fifth grade: Alexis Gonzales, Zander Ezell, Abigail Salyer and Braven Edwin.

Mayfield Elementary School

Kindergarten: Major Corum, Caleb Houle, Gabriel Cranston, Rutledge Kress and

Tamika Self.

First grade: Joanna Rivera Cruz, Sophia Davis, Isaiah Dominguez and Bryer Baker.

Second grade: Madison McKinley, Auteana Lee, Andrew Smith and Bentley Vail.

Third grade: Emma Ann Morelock, Emily Neave Garcia, Anna Pritchard and Jesua

Velasquez.

Fourth grade: Joseph Flores, Brooke Moreya, Alyssa Stein and Delilah Wright.

Fifth grade: Jonathan McAllister, Ariana Perez Zavala, Reagan McKinley and Alex

Valle Coreas.

E.L. Ross Elementary SchoolThird grade: Cesar Garcia, Chloe Zerk, Claire Wendorf, Jazalina McGhee, Madison

Cain, Malachi Evatt, Sophia Rosenberg and Spencer Hill.

Fourth grade: Adrian Ojeda, Ashley Pesterfield, Daniel Gallegos-Gonzalez, Gavin

Harris and Maynor Francisco.

Fifth grade: Brooke Jones, Jackson Aseron, JayLee Garcia, Natalie Clark, Sarah Grace

Hallenberg and Tyra King.

George R. Stuart Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Teagen Butler, Olivia Conrad, Camdyn Kilgore, Rashad Stewart and

Samariya Williamson.

First grade: Chrystal Callejas Angeles, Rubenia Franco, Lucia Mendez and Hailey

Rodriguez.

Second grade: MiLee Brown, Jasmine Johnson, Titus Shamblin and Mariya

Wellington.

Third grade: Henry Aguilar, Briseyda Garcia, Izayah McGowan and Layla Tucker.

Fourth grade: Carter Haun, Eva Lipscomb and Melissa Molina Ramirez.

Fifth grade: Collin Gibson, Cameron Oltmann and Addison Whitman.

Donald P. Yates Primary SchoolKindergarten: Olivia Morgan, Evie Sedgwick, Valeria Vazquez-Arellano, Jonathan

Jenkins, Samuel Gonzales-Morales and Jordyn Gibson.

First grade: Macy Morrow, Scout Mullin, Macie Brumfiel, Francisco Vazquez and Braylin

Jones.

Second grade: Addyson Gravelle, Eva Townsend, Sophie Rymer, Madi Goforth, Hattie

Humphrys and Addyson Burnette.

Cleveland Middle SchoolSixth grade: Aviana Allman, Caleb Cornett, Elizabeth Florez Cruz, Nykhia Dodd, Ava

Longsworth-Orr and Mace Zunner.

Seventh grade: Haiden Bolten, Kaitlyn Campbell, Joseline Garnica, Olivia LeFoy,

Jadaya Nicholson, Jessica Pham, Kendall Robbins, Zach Stetson, Cole Thompson and

V.J. Velez.

Eighth grade: Allie Brandenburg, Lily Guthrie, Angelia Zamorano Smitty, Cody Shaw

and Layla Wilhite.

Cleveland High SchoolElliott Brock, Austin Choate, Emma Davis and Truman Hale.

Black Fox Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Noah Beaty, McKenzie Moore, Kathryn Barbina and Clementine

Lawson.

First grade: Liana Tabakov, Lilly Grace Kellog, Layne Dunbar and Draco McDonald.

Second grade: Axl Lee, Joslyn Cross, Gabe White and Zach Sandoval.

Third grade: Lyrica Smith, Emma Rodgers, Samantha Haynie and Nora Allen.

Fourth grade: Patrick Guidry, Kane Dawson, Kendra Bonine and Leeland Dantin.

Fifth grade: Ethan Malone, Ona Pedrick, Alissa Cross, Laisia Novene and Samuel Tate.

Charleston Elementary SchoolPre K: Daylen Dixon.

Kindergarten: Ava Martin, Braedon Choat and Syndey Rowell.

First grade: Isabella Bayliss, Ainsley Bristol and Ayden Josleyn.

Second grade: Emily Morgan and Ella Walker.

Third grade: Isaac Hardy, Samuel Depuy and Nala Hyde.

Fourth grade: Amelia DeBord and Drake Brown.

Fifth grade: Matilda Hicks and Shi-Mae Bowling.

Hopewell Elementary SchoolPre K - Montana Keller

Kindergarten: Kate Jenkins, Addie Molloy and Xerces Sexton.

First grade: Bryer Powers, Mattie Brooks and Isabella Kitamura.

Second grade: Cali Carroli, Madi Koenig, Bella Clayton and Mae Emendorfer.

Third grade: Rhuben Hollins, Aleah Farmer and Jackson Bates.

Fourth grade: Avery Cansler, Lexi Knoll, Shane Farmer and Memphis Bishop.

Fifth grade: Gia Carroli, Abri Whitaker and George Emendorfer.

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Students of the MonthLake Forest Elementary School

Rilla Metzger, Joseph Ledford, Candace Beaty, Maddox Lane, Molly Sponable,

Emma Geren, Keren Revilla Gallegos, Carly Smith, Sierra New, Elizabeth Rutledge,

Emma Sullivan, Cutter Coates, Kaid Falls, Alexia Clemens, Jamie Stephens, Leland

Pinela, Collin Crisp, Kloe Jones, Megan Blair, Bella McClary, Jadyn Liner, Callie Dussia,

Courtney Green, Kallie Pendergrass, Malorie Lawson, Abi Vile, John McCracken,

Jaylen Thomas, Noah Loomis and Amanda Ledford.

Michigan Avenue Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Abigail Jones, Gracie Watters, Preslee Stanifer and Nalani Greenwood.

First grade: Maclayne Edgeworth, Hailey Allen, Allie Lamb and Noah Strickland.

Second grade : Sydney Lewallen, Braden Spires, Addy Goins and Jaxen Phillips.

Third grade: Michael Maddox, Tony Miller, Addi Staton and Lucas Gatlin.

Fourth grade: Hayden Brnik, Blake Kirby and Marlee King.

Fifth grade: Sam Ortego, Austin Couture, Kenzie Cobb.

Oak Grove Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Emma Jacobson, Braelyn Pinkard and Tripp Atchley.

First grade: Katelynn Boone, Alayna Stevenson and London Workman.

Second grade: Christian Tallent, Lennon Brown and Maddox Fendley.

Third grade: Kimberly Cruz, Emily Bruce and Serenity Holt.

Fourth grade: Annalee Miller, Brody Tinsley and Jeffery Fiveash.

Fifth grade: Keyandre Butts, Anna Flowers, Kinsley Calfee and Jonathan Ditter.

Ocoee Middle SchoolSixth grade: Arabians — Madi Smith, Oriol Perez, Lily Renner, Noah Frazier and Sara

Clark; Belgians — Allie Gibson, Kevin Hinojosa, Dylan Davenport, Lucy Strubhart and

Steven Wallace; Chargers — Cameron Clark, Zyhrina Acebedo, Ty Parker, Kendra Lupo

and Draven Alcala; Palominos — Teigan Cassada, Luke Hawkins and Paige Renfrow; and

Stallions — Jeremiah Myers, Madison Pruitt, Hailey South, Audrey Webb and Taggan

Lipps.Seventh grade: Mustangs — Tristan Gatlin, Elisha Silver, Bayleigh Campbell, Kyndall

Randolph and Kyndal Parker; Pacers — Priscilla McGuire, Hayden Willard, Kemuel White,

Ty Valdivieso and Lauren Webb; Paint Horses — Brilee Harris, Eli Denton, Bailey

McReynolds, Robert Tanksleyv and Cami Knott.Eighth grade: Saddlebreds — Nadia

Dotson, Dakota Lewis, Lindsey Hughes, B Joe Pierce and Hannah Grider; Show Horses —

Ashley Brown, Cole Winsor, Ryan Sandlin, Ella Curry and Kate Garren; Thoroughbreds —

Tyler Blackwell, Faith Nelson, Sam Gregory, Colton Terry and Emma England; and Walking

Horses — Wyatt Kier, Sidney Marek, Lauren Hulsey, Josh Whitaker and Aaron Matthews.

Park View Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Mason McCann, Olivia Suits and Kynzli Smith.

First grade: Henry Suits, Gigi Robles, Madden McCann and Preslie Speer.

Second grade: Caleb Hoffman, Trinity Davis, Grace Dodson and Jazmine Anthony.

Third grade: Lily Petry, Carlee Beavers, Capri Heaton and Trenton Murph.

Fourth grade: Abby Susteric, Luke Hagy, Michael Allen and Taylor Michaelis.

Fifth grade: Mason Rose, Kammie Beck, Kayla Kinsey and Avynn Wilson.

Prospect Elementary SchoolLayla Lane, Will McGinity, Rylynn Lay, Lainey Carson, Gavin Reed, Landon Boyette,

Tanley Richardson, Gabriella Luna, Kaygen Shipley, Temprance Leight, Andrew Mares,

Braxton Keith, Jeremiah Crowder, Jacob Rayfield, Logan Goins, Maria Rincon, Sam

Anderson and Emily Lawson.

Valley View Elementary SchoolKindergarten: Adelai Smartt, Alex Moats and Alan Mullin.

First grade: Zion Lemons and Eli Elmore.

Second grade: Allison Adams, Blake Whitted and Ella Duncan.

Third grade: Jeremy Knight and McKenna Ellison.

Fourth grade: Emma Marrs and Ezekiel Horn.

Fifth grade: Cameron Higginsv Jeremiah Phelps and JP Corvin.

Walker Valley Elementary SchoolNatalie Church, Lauren Brownfield, Alex King, Anna Claire Klepzig, Aly Grace

Lemons, Maggie Maples, Chase Parris, Hunter Shambli and Abigail Stewart

Gabi Choate, Olivia Forrester, Anna Grace Jackson, Matthew Keylon, Macy Nipper,

Sarah Turner, Michaela Rae West, Macey Clark, Gracie Fowler, Katelyn Tabor,

Rebecca Watson, Riley White and Jessica White.

Waterville Community Elementary SchoolNatalyn Norwood, Cason Stewart, Adian Lundy, Kolten Burgess, Ean Roberge,

C.T.Gunter, Kenzie Burger, Peyton Hampton, Alberto Perez, Dustin Carter. Maxin Flato,

Abby White, Brayden Chaney, Nevaeh Sanborn, Wyllow MacLaren, Edward Collins,

Logan Kennedy, Landon Brever, Brooklyn Mullins, Britanny Regis, Brody Bacon, Emily

Duke, Justion Nobly, Eli Kohler, Jenna Partridge, Owen Patterson, John Dodson, Kyzil

Williams, Elizabeth Boles, QJ Clutter and Landon Rogers.

StudentS of the Month

(December) at Tennessee Christian

Preparatory School are Ellie Ford (Third

grade), Ellie Olmstead (First grade), Ainslee

Bancroft (Kindergarten), Vivian Divel (Second

grade), Amelia Shepherd (Third grade), and

Riley Thomas (Kindergarten); and back, Kyndall

Clark (First grade), Callie Millwood (Fifth

grade), and Brett Oxford (Fourth grade).

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